Candlestick.



. PATENTED Nov. 17, 1903;

W. NICOL E J. H. STEWART.

GANDLBSTIGK.

A TTOHN E YS.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM NICOL AND JAMES H.

Patented November 17, 190.

STEWART, OF IN VERCARGILL,

NEW ZEALAND.

CANDLESTIC K.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 744,59*?, dated November 17, 1903.

Application led October 16, 1902. Serial No. 127,564. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom it mctyvvconcerb:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM NICOL, re-

siding at 52 Tay street, and JAMES HARRY ling most of it to be burned.-

The invention consists in certain details of construction and combinations of parts,which -will hereinafter be more fully described vand' explained.

Reference is to be had tothe accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters .of referenceindicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a plan viewof a Candlestick embodying our invention. Fig. 2 is a side` elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a perspective View showing a modication, and Fig. 4 is section through the line x m of Fig. l.

The candlestick comprises a plate-like base portion l, having a fixed bottom 2, and attached lto this platelike base portion is a strip of metal bent to form a handle '3 and a springyielding socket member. To form this socket, a spring-yielding strip of metal is extended from the handle 3 in the form of a shank 4, and then the end is turned to form a socket 5, designed to clamp the candle and to conform to different sizes of candles. The end of the strip is extended across the forward end of the shank portion 4, terminating in a laterally extended finger piece 6. Thev crossed parts are respectively provided with notches 7 8, so that the parts may be crossed, maintaining their upper edges on one plane.

Secured to the upper end of the socket member is an annular liange or ring 9. This flange or ring is secured at one point only, as indicated at lO, so that the ring-like socket may readily yield to conform to the candle. Pivoted to the shank portion 4 and adapted to swingunderneath the socket is a plate ll. This plate when swung underneath the socket will form a stop for the candle when inserting the same, and the members of the socket are somewhat spread apart. Byarranging it to swing, the socket may be more readily cleaned than would be the case were the plate rigidly securedto the shank.

In Fig. 3 we have shown the shank 4 as provided at its end with asocket member 12, that may be engaged with a pin or other device attached to a wall or the like.

Having thus described our invention, we

VAclaim as new and desire to secure by Letters spring-yielding socket member, lthe free end of said strip being extended across the body of the strip and laterally therefrom to form a.1inger.piece, a ange secured at one point of the spring-yielding Socket member, and a plate mounted to swing underneath said socket membeix 2. A candlestick comprisinga strip of metal bent to form a spring-yielding socket member, the free end of said strip being extended across the body of the strip and laterally therefrom to form a finger-piece, an annular flange secured at one point of the springyielding socket member, and a plate mounted to swing underneath said socketnnember.

3. Acaudlesticlgcomprisingastripofmetal bent to form a spring-yielding socket member, the free end of said strip being extended across the body of the strip and laterally therefrom to form a finger-piece, and a plate mounted to swingunderneath said socket member. v

In testimony whereof We have hereunto set our hands in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM N ICOL. JAMES H. STEWART.

Witnesses:

OHAs. H RoBER'rs, F. V. RAYMOND. 

